More Vacation Tangles and the Story of a Friend

Here are just some miscellaneous tangles I’ve done on the Island. There’s no story to them, just hours of completely absorbing work. 

That’s the other thing about being here on vacation – so much time to tangle, guilt-free.

"Redfish"

The last one actually does have a story. Many years ago we met a young sous-chef at Alexander's Restaurant. The head chef there offered to make us a special dinner, but decided to turn it over to the sous-chef. It was a wonderful, creative meal, and when the sous-chef came out to say hello afterwards, we discovered that he was born and raised on the Big Island. His name was Chaun Bescos.

So the three of us became instant friends, and he cooked for us whenever we came down here. Flash forward several years. Chaun's career advanced, first to Head Chef at Alexander's, then eventually to Executive Chef at Redfish, an upscale seafood restaurant that at the time featured mostly Cuban food. Chaun has given the place a broader menu, introducing his own Pacific Island flair to the original focus.

Chaun has continued to cook for us, at least once while we're here. We even became good friends with his Sister-in-Law, Whitney, who is now "our" server at Redfish.

So this Tuesday when we went for our special meal (which was truly special, by the way), I spent some time making him a small Thank You gift. It's called "Redfish."